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1Consolidated and Further Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2013, Public Law 113–6, Div. 

D., Title V., sec. 510 (March 26, 2013). 

2That in civil proceedings in the United States 

District Courts, where a party seeking access to SSI 

demonstrates that the party has substantial need of 

relevant SSI in the preparation of the party’s case 

and that the party is unable without undue 

Continued 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

Title: Declaration for Free Entry of 

Returned American Products. 

OMB Number: 1651–0011. 

Form Number: 3311. 

Current Actions: This submission will 

extend the expiration date without a 

change to the information collected or 

method of collection. 

Type of Review: Extension (without 

change). 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Abstract: CBP Form 3311, Declaration 

for Free Entry of Returned American 

Products, which is authorized by, 

among others, 19 CFR 10.1, 10.66, 10.67, 

12.41, 123.4, and 143.23, is used to 

collect information from the importer or 

authorized agent in order to claim dutyfree treatment for articles entered under 

certain provisions of Subchapter I of 

Chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS, 

https://hts.usitc.gov/current). The form 

serves as a declaration that the articles 

are: (1) the growth, production, and 

manufacture of the United States; (2) are 

returned to the United States without 

having been advanced in value or 

improved in condition while abroad; (3) 

the goods were not previously entered 

under a temporary importation under 

bond provision; and (4) drawback was 

never claimed and/or paid. 

This collection of information applies 

to members of the importing public and 

trade community who seek to claim 

duty-free treatment based on 

compliance with the aforementioned 

requirements. These members of the 

public and trade community are familiar 

with import procedures and with CBP 

regulations. Obligation to respond to 

this information collection is required to 

obtain benefits. 

Type of Information Collection: Form 

3311. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12,000. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses per Respondent: 35. 

Estimated Number of Total Annual 

Responses: 420,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 6 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 42,000. 

Dated: December 12, 2024. 

Seth D. Renkema, 

Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis 

Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Extension of Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 

Sensitive Security Information Threat 

Assessment Application 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) has forwarded the 

Information Collection Request (ICR), 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number 1652–0042, 

abstracted below to OMB for review and 

approval of an extension of the 

currently approved collection under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The 

ICR describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

burden. The collection involves TSA 

determining whether individuals 

seeking access to sensitive security 

information (SSI) may be granted access 

to the SSI. 

DATES: Send your comments by January 

16, 2025. A comment to OMB is most 

effective if OMB receives it within 30 

days of publication. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under Review— 

Open for Public Comments’’ and by 

using the find function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christina A. Walsh, TSA PRA Officer, 

Information Technology, TSA–11, 

Transportation Security Administration, 

6595 Springfield Center Drive, 

Springfield, VA 20598–6011; telephone 

(571) 227–2062; email TSAPRA@

tsa.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TSA 

published a Federal Register notice, 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments, of the following collection of 

information on September 24, 2024, 89 

FR 77883. TSA did not receive any 

comments on the notice. 

Comments Invited 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.), an agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a valid OMB control 

number. The ICR documentation is 

available at https://www.reginfo.gov 

upon its submission to OMB. Therefore, 

in preparation for OMB review and 

approval of the following information 

collection, TSA is soliciting comments 

to— 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

information requirement is necessary for 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Information Collection Requirement 

Title: Sensitive Security Information 

Threat Assessment Application. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1652–0042. 

Forms(s): TSA Forms 2817A and 

2817B. 

Affected Public: Individuals seeking 

access to SSI Information. 

Abstract: TSA is required to prohibit 

the disclosure of information that would 

be detrimental to transportation safety 

or security. See 49 U.S.C. 114(r) and 

44912(d). See also TSA’s regulations 

stipulating requirements for the 

protection of SSI at 49 CFR part 1520. 

The regulations restrict access to SSI to 

‘‘covered individuals’’ with a ‘‘need to 

know’’. 

Pursuant to the requirements in 

Section 525(d) of the DHS 

Appropriations Act, 2007, Public Law 

109–295 (120 Stat 1355, 1382, Oct. 4, 

2006), as reenacted,1 TSA must 

establish a process by which a party 

seeking access to SSI in a civil 

proceeding in federal district court can 

make a request to receive a record 

designated as SSI. TSA’s process applies 

to parties who demonstrate a substantial 

need for relevant SSI in preparation of 

the party’s case and not having the 

record would create an undue hardship 

to obtain the substantial equivalent of 

the information by other means.2 Under 


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hardship to obtain the substantial equivalent of the 

information by other means, the party or party’s 

counsel shall be designated as a covered person 

under 49 CFR part 1520.7 in order to have access 

to the SSI at issue in the case, provided that the 

overseeing judge enters an order that protects the 

SSI from unauthorized or unnecessary disclosure 

and specifies the terms and conditions of access, 

unless upon completion of a criminal history check 

and terrorist assessment like that done for aviation 

workers on the persons seeking access to SSI, or 

based on the sensitivity of the information, the 

Transportation Security Administration or DHS 

demonstrates that such access to the information for 

the proceeding presents a risk of harm to the nation: 

Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, an order granting access to SSI under this 

section shall be immediately appealable to the 

United States Courts of Appeals, which shall have 

plenary review over both the evidentiary finding 

and the sufficiency of the order specifying the terms 

and conditions of access to the SSI in question: 

Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, the Secretary may assess a civil 

penalty of up to $50,000 for each violation of 49 

CFR part 1520 by persons provided access to SSI 

under this provision. 

3Since the publication of the 60-day notice, TSA 

has adjusted the hour burden from 275 hours to 

104.53 hours. 

this process, the party’s representative 

may request and be granted conditional 

access to the SSI at issue in the case. 

TSA may grant court reporters and 

experts access to the SSI under similar 

terms and conditions. 

Under 49 CFR 1520.11 and 1520.15, 

TSA may also consider individuals who 

are (1) prospective bidders to a Request 

for Proposal; (2) involved in the 

performance of non-traditional 

contractual agreements (e.g., bailments) 

or other transaction agreements; or (3) 

receiving access to SSI as a conditional 

disclosure under 49 CFR 1520.15(e) in 

this process. 

Under 49 CFR 1520.11(c), TSA may 

make an individual’s access to SSI 

contingent upon satisfactory completion 

of a security threat assessment (STA), 

including evaluation of a fingerprintbased criminal history records check 

(CHRC); and/or a name-based check 

against federal law enforcement, 

terrorism, and immigration databases; 

and/or other procedures and 

requirements for safeguarding SSI that 

are satisfactory to TSA. See also 49 

U.S.C. 114(f)(4). To conduct this STA, 

TSA collects identifying information, an 

explanation supporting the individuals’ 

need for the information, and other 

information related to safeguarding SSI 

to conduct the STAs. For individuals 

who have received a comparable STA 

from TSA (such as being a member of 

the TSA PreCheck® Application 

Program), TSA may also use the known 

traveler number issued by TSA to 

inform an individual’s eligibility to 

access SSI, or otherwise honor the 

comparable STA. TSA uses the results 

of the STA to make a final 

determination on whether the 

individual may be granted access to SSI. 

TSA also uses the information as part of 

its determination as to whether 

provision of access to specific SSI 

would present a risk of harm to the 

nation. 

In addition, TSA uses the information 

from individuals who have recently 

(i.e., within 2 years or as determined 

appropriate by the program office) 

successfully undergone a federal 

background investigation (i.e., Tier 1) or 

hold an active security clearance 

granting access to classified national 

security information to facilitate the 

STA. TSA will use this information as 

part of its determination as to whether 

provision of access to specific SSI 

would be detrimental to transportation 

security. 

Applicants seeking access to SSI in 

federal district court litigation must 

complete TSA Form 2817A, SSI Access 

Threat Assessment Questionnaire— 

Litigation. Bidders and certain other 

applicants are required to complete TSA 

Form 2817B, SSI Access Threat 

Assessment Questionnaire—Standard in 

order to have a STA completed before 

they can receive the requested SSI. The 

data points consist of identifying 

information, including, but not limited 

to, full name (including any aliases), 

date of birth, place of birth, gender, 

Social Security number (optional), 

employer name (optional); country of 

citizenship, Known Traveler Number (if 

using TSA PreCheck as a comparable 

STA), level and date of security 

clearance (if available), and information 

regarding the need for the information 

(litigant, bidder, etc.). 

In addition to the information 

required for conducting STAs, TSA 

requires contract bidders to provide a 

certification from each company/entity 

that its employees/personnel who are 

provided access to SSI are properly 

trained; a Non-Disclosure Agreement for 

each individual who is granted access to 

SSI; and an affirmation that each 

company/entity will designate a senior 

official who can certify that all 

appropriate protections will be 

followed, only authorized individuals 

will have access to the sensitive 

information, and that those individuals 

adequately understand their 

responsibilities to protect the 

information. TSA may also require these 

items for other contractual agreements 

(e.g., bailments), other transaction 

agreements, or conditional SSI 

disclosures, on a case-by-case basis. 

In the case of a party seeking access 

to SSI in a civil proceeding in federal 

court, TSA will gather the information 

required for individual vetting, 

including fingerprinting to conduct a 

CHRC and also require these individuals 

to respond to questions to verify 

individuals’ history in safeguarding 

sensitive information, including good 

standing with bar membership or 

sanctions; and to agree to abide by TSA 

instructions concerning the handling of 

SSI in connection with the court 

proceeding. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

263. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

104.53.3

Dated: December 11, 2024. 

Christina A. Walsh, 

TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, 

Information Technology. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2024–N064; 

FXES11130800000–245–FF08E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Receipt of Recovery Permit 

Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

applications; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, have received 

applications for permits to conduct 

scientific research to promote 

conservation or other activities intended 

to enhance the propagation or survival 

of endangered or threatened species 

under the Endangered Species Act. We 

invite the public and local, State, Tribal, 

and Federal agencies to comment on 

these applications. Before issuing any of 

the requested permits, we will take into 

consideration any information that we 

receive during the public comment 

period. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

comments on or before January 16, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: Document availability and 

comment submission: Submit requests 

for copies of the applications and 

related documents and submit any 

comments by one of the following 

methods. All requests and comments 

should specify the applicant name(s) 

and application number(s) (e.g., 

XXXXXX or PER0001234). 

• Email: permitsR8ES@fws.gov. 

• U.S. Mail: Tiffany Heitz, Regional 

Recovery Permit Coordinator, U.S. Fish 


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